Jim Mcaloon: 2 books
No Idle Rich
The Wealthy in Canterbury and Otago 1840-1914
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2017
Wealth and power in a colonial society is the subject of this book. It is a detailed study of the richest settlers in southern New Zealand, where the country's earliest fortunes were made, mostly by pastoral farmers and financiers. Who where the rich? Not born gentlemen, the author shows, but astute...
Unpacking the Kists
The Scots in New Zealand
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
Historians have suggested that Scottish influences are more pervasive in New Zealand than in any other country outside Scotland, yet curiously New Zealand's Scots migrants have previously attracted only limited attention. A thorough and interdisciplinary work, Unpacking the Kists is the first in-depth...